# Highfield Church of England Primary School

Highfield Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Southampton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 315 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E116395. [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 315
- Council: Southampton
- URN: 116395

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), July 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 July 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 78% of pupils at Highfield Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Southampton and 62% in England.
31% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Southampton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 31% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Swaythling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swaythling-primary-school-e116109): 830 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Portswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portswood-primary-school-e138626): 830 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Gregg Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gregg-preparatory-school-e116569): 870 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bassett Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bassett-green-primary-school-e131839): 960 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cantell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cantell-school-e116469): 990 m. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Great Oaks School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-oaks-school-e144205): 1.1 km. Special. Outstanding (overall), November 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/116395)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/116395)

## How to cite

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